Ms. Hungh’s microscopy results are inconclusive. Culturing o…

Ms. Hungh’s microscopy results are inconclusive. Culturing of the sputum is performed in order to isolate microbial growth for further analysis. Lowenstein-Jensen medium is utilized to allow the growth of Mycobacterium species if present in the sample, while preventing unwanted background organisms. What is the proper term for this type of medium?

Culturing of the sputum resulted in the growth of several di…

Culturing of the sputum resulted in the growth of several distinct colonies and further isolation by subculturing is now needed. You understand that isolation is accomplished by taking a bit of growth from an individual colony and inoculating a separate medium, resulting in the production of a(n) _____.